Headliners 04 (04.11.05 - 04.15.05)
Players
Round 1 (Emily):
Sports News
Tiger Woods fends off an impressive comeback from Chris DiMarco to win his fourth Masters championship on the first playoff hole Sunday.
Headlines:
1. Masterful: Tiger gets himself out of the Woods
2. Tiger strokes, DiMarco chokes
3. Ro-ar! Tiger on the Prowl
4. He's Grrrrrreat!
5. Tiger Once Again Rules as King of the Forest...the Golf Forest
Answers:
#1 = Mikey
#2 = Nick
#3 = Jess
#4 = Mikey
#5 = Johnny
Emily chose Numbers 4 (Mikey)
Round 2 (Jess):
Science News
NASA engineers have shown they could service the Hubble Space Telescope using only robots, implicitly challenging the plan to abandon the controversial $470 million mission.
Headlines:
1. Robots Can Repair Hubble Trouble
2. Who Gives a Damn about the Hubble?
3. Thank you very much you Mr. Roboto: NASA to save space mission
4. Robots GIve a Damn about the Hubble
5. Robots the answer to Hubble Jeopardy
Answers:
#1 = Nic
k#2 = Mikey
#3 = Emily
#4 = Mikey
#5 = Mikey
Jess chose Number 1 (Nick)
Round 3 (Nick):
Local News
Arlington County officials are backing a plan to increase building heights, in Rossyln for example, making for a more dramatic skyline but also raising concerns about airline safety.
Headlines:
1. Virginia Stinks!
2. Sky Scraper - Scary Perks
3. Making Rosslyn.....Dramatic??
4. As if Rosslyn Weren't Ugly Enough Already.....
5. Citius, Altius, Stupidius: Faster, Higher, Stupider
Answers:
#1 = ?
#2 = ?
#3 = ?
#4 = ?
#5 = ?
#6 = ?
Nick did not choose.
Round 4 (Mary):
Technology News
Apple Computer Inc. reported yesterday that sales of its iPod music player increased six-fold in the second fiscal quarter compared to last year and said the gadget's popularity is helping push computer sales.
Headlines:
None were published since Nick did not choose a headline in the previous round
The game was never completed - No one was declared Winner